38. Acceptance of certificate
Feedback & supportA subscriber shall be deemed to have accepted a certificate if he —
subscriber
“subscriber” means a person who is the subject named or identified in a certificate issued to him and who holds a private key that corresponds to a public key listed in that certificate;
publishes or authorises the publication of a certificate —
to one or more persons; or
in a repository; or
otherwise demonstrates approval of a certificate while knowing or having notice of its contents.
By accepting a certificate issued by himself or a certification authority, the subscriber listed in the certificate certifies to all who reasonably rely on the information contained in the certificate that —
certificate
“certificate” means a record issued for the purpose of supporting digital signatures which purports to confirm the identity or other significant characteristics of the person who holds a particular key pair;
the subscriber rightfully holds the private key corresponding to the public key listed in the certificate;
all representations made by the subscriber to the certification authority and material to the information listed in the certificate are true; and
all information in the certificate that is within the knowledge of the subscriber is true.